Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 2 | The carrier would have agreed to carry them for the same price at the carrier 's risk . |
| 3 | It was still unthinkable to see him without his sketchbook and pencil , but of the hundreds and hundreds of drawings he made , he gave away many or sold them for a few francs . |
| 4 | I sold them for the same price that I had paid myself . |
| 5 | James Boswell , for example , often used them for the former , even occasionally , apparently , for the latter ; but never it seems with his wife . |
| 6 | Sticky Block — Holds you for a few seconds . |
| 7 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 8 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 9 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 10 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 11 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 12 | John McVurich , alledged diviner , being summond and not compared recommended him to the session of Kilarrow to processe him for the same . |
| 13 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 14 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 15 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 16 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 17 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 18 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 19 | ‘ I have forgiven you for the same ! ’ |
| 20 | One hour later we dissociated the nerves , cultured them for a few hours , and double-labelled them with an anti-BrdU antibody and an antibody that labels oligodendrocyte precursor cells . |
| 21 | All languages have systems but they do not all use them for the same purposes ; what is an essential distinction in one language may be quite disregarded in another . |
| 22 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 23 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 24 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 25 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 26 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 27 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 28 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 29 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
| 30 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |